Catalan parliament defies Spain again with vote on leader

Catalonia's parliament has passed a symbolic motion affirming the right of the Spanish region's former separatist leader Carles Puigdemont to be re-elected to his old job, even though he is in jail and facing a possible trial.

Pro-independence parties used their slim majority to approve the motion on Wednesday and continue their defiance of the Spanish government, which says the wealthy north-eastern region cannot secede.